Tea time!

When is it not time for tea?

This is a small teapot designed for gong fu tea brewing. This is the Chinese practice where you use a relatively large amount of tea leaves and brew for short periods (30 seconds to 1 minute, typically). YouTube can educate you more fully on this. Brewing this way definitely gets the best flavor out of your tea leaves.

I could go on all day about tea, but I’ll spare you. I’ll just tell you about the clay and firing that made this pot.

This teapot was fired in the Pleasant Hill anagama. It is made of a porcelain clay that I developed at Utah State University. I carved it to create the texture you see.

The firing duration was 108 hours and 8 minutes. This means that the crew is putting wood in the kiln for 5 days and nights! We used lots of hardwood and doug fir. Every pot that comes out of this kiln is unique.

I really like the variation of color on this one.

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Dimensions: Approximately 2.5” tall x 5” wide

It holds 135ml.

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My pots are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. I make them with stoneware clay and fire until they’re vitrified, around 2350°F.

If a pot you like is sold out, just email me and I can make you a similar one! I also take commissions of all sorts; please email me if you have an idea.

I ship with USPS and UPS and send tracking information after sending each order.

I ship internationally; it’s no problem, but it may require a little extra postage. It’s hard to estimate as it changes from country to country. For these international orders, I will contact you if there is a discrepancy between what you pay and the actual cost. 

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See the short video below of me handling this pot…